Association internationale de bibliophilie
The Association internationale de bibliophilie (AIB; English: International Association of Bibliophiles) is a society of bibliophiles with the stated goal of providing a permanent link between bibliophiles from different countries, whether or not they belong to bibliophilic societies, and to facilitate the organisation of international meetings, such as exhibitions or congresses.[1]
It was established on 10 October 1963.[2] The idea for an international federation of bibliophiles was first put forward at the First International Congress of Bibliophily (held in Munich, 1959); it was discussed once again at the Second Congress (Paris, September–October 1961), with Julien Cain, the general administrator of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, appointed to chair a provisional administrative council that was tasked with drawing up the statutes of such an organisation, alongside several world-renowned collectors and specialists. At the Third Congress held in Barcelona, in 1963, the Cain proposals were formally adopted and the International Association of Bibliophiles was finally constituted as a legal and financial entity "without gainful purpose". It was based in Paris at the Bibliothèque nationale with its secretariat at the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal.[3]
Its first President was Julien Cain; he was succeeded by Frederick B. Adams Jr.[3] from 1974 to 1983.[4] Anthony Hobson was President of the AIB from 1985 to 1999.[5] Its President from 1999 to 2006 was the Count of Orgaz[6] and, from 2006 to 2013, Thomas Kimball Brooker. More recently, the AIB was presided by Jean Bonna.[7]
Bulletin du bibliophile, the oldest bibliophilic journal still in print, founded in 1834, is currently published under the aegis of the International Association of Bibliophiles.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Association internationale de bibliophilie". Bulletin des bibliothèques de France (BBF) (in French) (1): 28–29. 1964. ISSN 1292-8399. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Association internationale de bibliophilie (AIB)". Union of International Associations. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b Adams, Frederick B. (October 1985). "Association Internationale de Bibliophilie". Imprint: The Publication of the Associates of the Stanford University Libraries. XI (2): 5–7.
- ^ "Biographical Memoirs: Frederick B. Adams Jr". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 147 (2): 153–156. June 2003. ISBN 978-1-4223-7284-5. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "RELEASE: Three Country House Collections - South Kensington, 17 June 2015". Christie's. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Sanchidrián, Jesús Mª (24 April 2022). "Obituario: Gonzalo Crespí de Valldaura, conde de Orgaz". Ávilared (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Talabot, Jean (1 May 2017). "La bibliothèque Jean Bonna vendue plus de 3 millions d'euros". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Glossaire illustré: "Bulletin du Bibliophile"". Revue française d'histoire du livre (in French). Société des Bibliophiles de Guyenne. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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